Reviewed by Amber

TITLE: Beyond the Sea

AUTHOR: Keira Andrews

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 275 pages

RELEASE DATE: March 9th, 2016

BLURB:

Two straight guys. One desert island.

Even if it means quitting their boy band mid-tour, Troy Tanner isn’t going to watch his little brother snort his future away after addiction destroyed their father. On a private jet taking him home from Australia, he and pilot Brian Sinclair soar above the vast South Pacific. Brian lost his passion for flying—and joy in life—after a traumatic crash, but now he and Troy must fight to survive when a cyclone strikes without warning.

Marooned a thousand miles from civilization, the turquoise water and white sand beach look like paradise. But although they can fish and make fire, the smallest infection or bacteria could be deadly. When the days turn into weeks with no sign of rescue, Troy and Brian grow closer, and friendship deepens into desire.

As they learn sexuality is about more than straight or gay and discover their true selves, the world they’ve built together is thrown into chaos. If Troy and Brian make it off the island, can their love endure?

REVIEW:

I don’t know what it is about the Gay for You/only for you genre that I love so much but it gets me every time. Then as if that wasn’t enough this author scatters plane crash knowledge throughout the story. I have always been fascinated with Air Crashes. Not the tragedy but the science behind how and why planes go down. You can tell without a doubt that this author knows her stuff when it comes to the crash side of things.  I was thoroughly impressed and engrossed throughout this story for a myriad of reasons.

Troy Tanner recently quit his very successful boy band due to his brother’s lack of self-control. At the spur of the moment he hires a private jet co-piloted by Brian Sinclair to take him back to the states. After the weather turns horrible both men find themselves crash landed on a desert island in the middle of a cyclone.

While doing everything they can to survive Brian and Troy find themselves attracted to each other. They know it’s more than just two men not having anyone else available. There’s a connection that has built between them and they can’t stop themselves from acting on it.

What they share on that island is so beautiful. Essentially they had nothing but each other and a love connection that was built on an incredibly solid foundation. I wish the connection had started between these two a lot earlier in the story. However, I do understand why the author wrote the transition this way. I get the need to have the characters grow into their friendship before moving onto something more. Just a little knit-picky thing on my part.

This story was so beautiful and so sad. When Troy was down, I felt down. When Brian was hurt, I hurt. Amazing writing, incredible attention to detail, and such deep wonderful characters.

RECOMMEND.

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